KEATON B-COLLEGE/ELECTRIC HOUSE/HARD LUCK/BLACKSMITH (DVD) DVD

College
The silent comedy feature College stars Buster Keaton as a scholarly young man who doesn't know beans about sports. When he arrives in college, Buster finds that all the Big Men on Campus are jocks. To impress pretty coed Anne Cornwall, Buster tries and fails to join all the school teams. Even when he attempts to take a job at the campus soda fountain, Buster is a washout. Through the kindness of dean Snitz Edwards, Keaton is placed on the varsity rowing team where, despite several clumsy moments, he manages to win the big race. This infuriates his athletic rival Harold Goodwin, who seizes Cornwall and runs off with her. In racing to her rescue, Buster is compelled to repeat all the sports activities at which he'd previously failed--and does so, magnificently. He bursts into Goodwin's dorm room and saves Cornwall from the usual worse-than-death fate. Hero and heroine kiss--at which point this lighthearted film takes a sudden, chilling turn. As always, Buster Keaton performs his own stunts in College, except for the pole-vaulting bit, which was accomplished by Olympic champ Lee Barnes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Buster Keaton as Ronald Anne Cornwall as Mary Haines Flora Bramley as Mary's Friend Harold Goodwin as Jeff Brown, a Rival Grant Withers as Jeff's Friend Buddy Mason as Jeff's Friend Snitz Edwards as The Dean Carl Harbaugh as Crew Coach Sam Crawford as Baseball Coach Florence Turner as Ronald's Mother

Crew James W. Horne - Director J. Sherman Kell - Editor John Muri - Composer (Music Score) Bert Haines - Cinematographer Devereaux Jennings - Cinematographer Joseph M. Schenck - Producer Bryan Foy - Screenwriter Carl Harbaugh - Screenwriter Fred Gabourie - Technical Director Harry Brand - Production Supervisor

College
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General Specifications: Language Options: Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: Additional Features: MPAA Rating: DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 132 min Part of Series: The Art of Buster Keaton   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Chapter Selections 1. "College" Opening Titles [2:13] 2. The Graduation [4:32] 3. The Curse of Athletics [4:54] 4. Ronald Arrives at Clayton [4:19] 5. "Fizzical" Exercise [2:54] 6. Baseball Tryouts [7:19] 7. Tossed Like a Salad [1:33] 8. Waiting Tables [3:05] 9. In Training [3:49] 10. Perseverance [8:03] 11. Grief From the Dean [4:30] 12. The Day of the Race [6:21] 13. Rough Launch [5:35] 14. Outstanding Performance [1:58] 15. To the Rescue [3:43] 16. "The Electric House" Opening Titles [3:03] 17. The House to Be Electrified [3:48] 18. Technological Wonders [5:25] 19. Revenge of the Engineer [3:41] 20. House of Horrors [3:49] 21. The Culprit [3:41] 22. "Hard Luck" Opening Titles [6:10] 23. A Scientific Hunt [2:53] 24. Rendezvous for a Fox Hunt [5:43] 25. Lizard Lip Luke [4:21] 26. A Spectacular Dive [2:18] 27. "The Blacksmith" Opening Titles [5:09] 28. "My Horse Needs Shoes" [6:10] 29. Extreme Body Work [7:42]